Weeder



Patented dalla, 9, i223.

"ftlbillf diretti@ mit o WEEDER.

Application filed .Tune 23,

Be it known that I, ConnIN W. CASTLE- MAN, a citizen of the United States` residing at Lambert, in the county of Richland .and State of Montana, have invented certain new and useful improvements in llVeeders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to agricultural implements and has for its object the provision of a simple, inexpensive and efficient device by the use of whichweeds and trash will be removed from a field and the surface thereof rendered smooth andlevcl for the purpose of cultivation. The invention seeks to provide a device which may be readily cleared of accumula-ted trash and which, when in use, will be held steadily to its work so that the weeds will be uprooted and obnoxious growths destroyed. l'llhe invention is illustrated in 'the accompanying drawings and will be hereinafter fully described, the novel features being` particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings y Figure l is a perspective view of an implek ment embodying my improvements;

Fig. 2 is a detail `elevation of one of the combined runners and bladesupports;

Fig. 3 is a detail view of a part of the draft-applying means.

In carrying' out my invention, I employ a body member .l which may conveniently be a stout board of suitable dimensions. To the said board, adjacent the center thereof, l sccure the rearwardly extending bars 2 which may also be of wood'and I preferably employ two parallel bars havingtheir rear ends connected by a cross bar 3, the parallel bars eX- tending rearwardly from the body member l for purposes which will presently appear.

At intervals7 to the under side of the body member, l secure the con'ibned `runners and hangers 4- each of which consists of a metallic bar or rod having an intermediate straight portion 5 which is bolted rigidly to the und erside of the body member, the forward end portion. of the said device bcin, ,k curved downwardly and rearwardly, as shown at G, whereby it constitutes a gage runner, the extremity of the said end portion 'being widened laterally in the illustrated form of y the invention, as at 7, whereby it will present a flat face to the surface of the ground and will ride over the same without cutting thereinto. The rear portion 8 of the mem- 1921, serial no. 479,391. l

ber 4t is curved downwardly and then forwardly and ther extremity of the rear portion is (lisposed below the extremity of the front gage runner 6as Ashown clearly in Fig. 2. A. blade 9 is secured to and carried by the ends of 'tlm hanger members 8 and this blade is adapted to run below the-surface of the ground so as to cut through roots and leave the surface free of weeds, straw and other trash which it is desired to remove.

Dlracing` supports l() are secured to the ruimers 0 and thetop straight portions 5 and may be bars of any convenient material. Each support is constructed with a series of openings 1l therethrough and in alined openings l secure 'the ends of a dr 'ft beam or bar 18 which is provided with a series of openings lli therethrough. A clevis l5 is sei cured through any one of the openings lll and a doubletree 16 is carried by said clevis singletrees 17 being` carried by the doubletree in the usual manner. lt will be readily understood that draftdevices are provided at each side of the centerand that the openings l1 and 1.1i permit them to be readily adj'ustedto obtain the best results.

My device is illustrated as arranged to bo drawn by draft animals and it is intended that the driver shall stand upon the bars 2 so that his weight will aid in holding` the limplement to its work. The runners G will pass readily over the surface of the ground and will prevent the blade 9 working' down-y wardly to depth .which would interfere with the easy travel of the implement over f the field. "When the uprooted material accumulates upon the blade and in advance of the hangers 8 to such an extent as to noticeably impede the progress of the implement, the driver dismounts and by then lifting the rear ends of the bars 2 may utilize the said bars as a lever to roch the implement upon the runners 6 so that the blade will be rcleared of the acrumulated trash, which may be subsequently gathered and destroyed, The implement may then be drawn forward as before until a second accumulation of trash is to be removed, as willbe readily understood.

It willbe readily noted that my imple* ment is exceedingly simple and inexpensive so that it may be supplied ata cost which y will permit its use by every farmer, and when in use it will prove highly eiiicient.

Having thus described the invenr'iongvhet s elziiniied es new is:

l. in implement for Ihe purpose set forth comprising ai bodi7 member, combined runners and hangers secured through their central por'ions to the body ineniber and .having dien' end portions depending ironi Said body member. the forward end portions of said runners and hangers beingcurved downwardly and rearwardly and the rear end portions hereo'l l'ieing;` curved downwerdlyv and lforwardly with the extremities of the rear end portions disposed below he extremities the 'forward end portions but in the saine vertical plaine. :i 'l'i blade eeeined lo und connecting the ends of the rear end portions of said hangers and /tveen the said braces, and

runners; rind draft devices attached to the front .end portions thereof.

in implement or the'piuiposesetiforh comprisingv ai bodyv member, a pluraliy of combined runners and hangers secured to :frnd depending' lrom the bodj,7 member in Qerzillel relation. zz transiferse blade secured to the ende of the hangers and connecting the same braces extending from the lower porions of the runners to the point of attachment of seine to the body member. zi draft beam secured to and 'extending be- GORBN 72V. CASTL'E AN,

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